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Description:Excerpt from Elements of Steam and Gas Power Engineering In the preparation of this treatise the authors have attempted to present a clear and concrete statement of the principles under lying the construction and operation of steam and gas power equipment. The first chapter is devoted to a general survey of the field of power engineering and brings out the factors essential for the production of power, the principles governing the action of various mechanical motors, and a comparison of their performance. The main portion of the book is divided into three parts. The first part takes up the subject of steam power and includes fuels, combustion, theory. Of steam generation, boilers, boiler auxiliaries, boiler accessories, steam engines, steam turbines, auxiliaries for steam engines and turbines, and the testing of steam power equipment. The second part is devoted to gas power and includes a study of the internal combustion engine, fuels for internal combustion engines, gas producers and the various auxiliaries found in connection with internal combustion engine power plants. The last portion of the book treats of the application of steam and 'gas power to locomotives, automobiles, trucks and tractors. The method followed in each chapter was to give: first, the fundamental principles underlying the particular phase 'of equipment under consideration; second, the structural details; third, auxiliary parts; fourth, operation and management of the equipment considered.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Elements of Steam and Gas Power Engineering. To get started finding Elements of Steam and Gas Power Engineering, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 374

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Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Release: 1938

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Description: Excerpt from Elements of Steam and Gas Power Engineering In the preparation of this treatise the authors have attempted to present a clear and concrete statement of the principles under lying the construction and operation of steam and gas power equipment. The first chapter is devoted to a general survey of the field of power engineering and brings out the factors essential for the production of power, the principles governing the action of various mechanical motors, and a comparison of their performance. The main portion of the book is divided into three parts. The first part takes up the subject of steam power and includes fuels, combustion, theory. Of steam generation, boilers, boiler auxiliaries, boiler accessories, steam engines, steam turbines, auxiliaries for steam engines and turbines, and the testing of steam power equipment. The second part is devoted to gas power and includes a study of the internal combustion engine, fuels for internal combustion engines, gas producers and the various auxiliaries found in connection with internal combustion engine power plants. The last portion of the book treats of the application of steam and 'gas power to locomotives, automobiles, trucks and tractors. The method followed in each chapter was to give: first, the fundamental principles underlying the particular phase 'of equipment under consideration; second, the structural details; third, auxiliary parts; fourth, operation and management of the equipment considered.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Elements of Steam and Gas Power Engineering. To get started finding Elements of Steam and Gas Power Engineering, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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